Welcome to National Counties

A safe home for your savings

As a building society, National Counties is a mutual organisation, owned by its saving and borrowing members and thus not subject to Stock Market fluctuations

It is independent and not a subsidiary of any larger group

The majority of its borrowings (over 75%) are raised by deposits from individuals

Its financial strength, as measured by the capital ratio, is excellent and its conservative approach to lending means that it has very low mortgage arrears

National Counties is a member of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, providing protection for your savings.

National Counties Building Society is committed to its status as a mutual organisation, run for the benefit of its Members. It is the UK's largest single office building society and, from its headquarters in Epsom, Surrey, the Society provides a professional service to over 50,000 customers throughout England and Wales.

Our mortgage products are designed to meet the different needs of our customers and are underwritten by a dedicated team of underwriters who look at each case on an individual basis. This conservative approach to lending has resulted in the Society experiencing a low level of default on its mortgages.

The Society's experienced and qualified staff strive to maintain the highest standards of customer service. An internal complaints procedure exists with ultimate recourse for dissatisfied customers to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

National Counties’ Group Assets increased in 2017 to £2,022 million supported by reserves of £121 million. The Group’s capital ratios compare favourably with our society peer group and our Common Equity Tier 1 ratio, commonly used to compare financial institutions’ capital strength, at 20%, continues to provide much envied financial strength. For more details follow the link below to the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts.

Capital Requirements Directive - Pillar 3 Disclosures
Publication of the attached document is required under the Capital Requirements Directive as described within the introduction section of the document.2017 Pillar 3 Disclosure2016 Pillar 3 Disclosure

Country by Country Reporting
Country by Country Reporting 2017 - Please see Note 32, page 112 of the audited 2017 Annual Report and Accounts (link above) for this disclosure.

Country by Country Reporting
Country by Country Reporting 2016 - Please see Note 32, page 95 of the audited 2016 Annual Report and Accounts (link above) for this disclosure.

National Counties launched the Family Building Society in July 2014, specifically to help all generations of families. The Family Building Society was set up to help tackle some of today's most pressing financial problems, by offering a wider set of financial solutions than a traditional building society. Please have a look at our Family Building Society website.

National Counties will continue to provide you with the same value for money savings accounts and mortgages, with traditional principles of personal service.

Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. National Counties is on the Financial Services Register Firm Reference Number: 206080